SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
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www.ex.ac.uk/library/eml/whh/html. There is a range of periodicals and journals for reference. The library is<br />
staffed during weekdays except Wednesdays. The librarian can arrange inter-library loans. There is access to<br />
online databases and literature searches. Additional specialist journals are held in the department of clinical<br />
psychology.<br />
Within Wonford House there are regular, well organised, activities supporting training and continuing<br />
professional development:<br />
Torbay<br />
Case conferences are held over Tuesday lunchtime from 12.30 in the Bucknill Conference Room. Journal<br />
club runs on Wednesday lunchtime in the junior doctor’s common room from 12.30.<br />
Audit meetings are held monthly on Mondays from 12–1pm. There is support from the audit department<br />
for trainee projects.<br />
Wonford House Hospital hosts the Exeter Part 1 and Part 2 MRC Psych course on Thursdays and Fridays,<br />
attended by trainees from across the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Torbay incorporates the areas of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham and extends from Dartmouth in the south to<br />
Dawlish and Moretonhampstead in the north.<br />
The district is mainly rural in nature, with small towns and a major urban conurbation on the bay. It provides<br />
extensive holiday facilities which produce a large increase in population in the summer months and holiday<br />
periods of the year. The main industries are tourism, leisure and residential care. The area has an extensive<br />
range of leisure facilities from water sports to moorland walking. There are good schools in the area including<br />
both boys and girls grammar schools. Torbay is an attractive centre with a favourably mild climate and easy<br />
access to Dartmoor National Park and the coast. The county’s two major cities, Exeter and Plymouth, are both<br />
less than an hour away by road. There are good rail links with Bristol and London (less than four hours away).<br />
The teaching programme is organised by the Clinical Tutor (psychiatry). There is a weekly session for<br />
postgraduate education with a tutorial held by the Clinical Tutor and a weekly tutorial held by the Specialty<br />
Trainee and/or Consultants in the Department of Psychiatry. The postholder would be expected to contribute<br />
to the educational session, tutorials and examination practice sessions.<br />
Clinical audit is co-ordinated by the Consultant responsible for audit, who is supported by a secretary. The<br />
postholder will be expected to present at audit at least once in the academic year. The postholder will be<br />
expected to contribute to audit and training sessions with the non-medical clinical staff.<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Medical School<br />
The <strong>Peninsula</strong> Medical School is the first new medical school for 30 years. Within the PMS Institute of Health<br />
and Social Care, the Mental Health Research Group conducts health services research and has a strong track<br />
record of publication and grant income generation. Details of research activity is available at<br />
www.ex.ac.uk/dmh. Specialty Trainees are encouraged to become involved. Many recent Specialty Trainees<br />
have been involved in research through the department and have published successfully in the peer-reviewed<br />
literature. There are opportunities for training in research methodology and statistics through the <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
Medical School. There are a number of research-based courses available from workshops through taught<br />
masters degrees to MD or PhD. Full details are available at www.pms.ac.uk. PMS medical students began their<br />
training in 2002 in both Exeter. Plymouth and Truro. The <strong>Peninsula</strong> MRCPsych course is hosted in Plymouth.<br />
Specialty Trainees are actively encouraged to become involved in postgraduate teaching on the course.<br />
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